Deputies arrest pot dealer

A 27-year-old man was arrested Friday and charged with distributing marijuana, according the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

LAUREN SAGE REINLIE / Daily News

FORT WALTON BEACH — A 27-year-old man was arrested Friday and charged with distributing marijuana, according to a news release from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies discovered through a “confidential source” that Brandon Fortune was dealing marijuana and obtained a warrant to search his home at 831 Lark Street, the release said.

They found marijuana packaged for sale, digital scales, items used to package marijuana for sale, prescription pills and paraphernalia at the home, according to the release.

Fortune was arrested on the marijuana distribution charges as well as for possession of drug paraphernalia. He was being held in the Okaloosa County Jail without bond on Sunday.

A 36-year-old man who was also living at the home was charged with possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was released on $1,000 bond shortly after his arrest.